Designed for electric guitar players, the Walrus Audio Janus is a fuzz and tremolo pedal with a few esoteric controls. You’ll note, right off the bat, the two joystick controllers. These afford you an approach to blending parameters in a manner similar to an X/Y controller. For instance, moving the tremolo joystick from the left to right adjusts the depth of the effect, while up and down movements adjust the rate. Utilizing a diagonal motion from down-right to upper-left on a sustained chord will create a swell in both rate and depth at the same time. The fuzz joystick offers similar control over the amount and tone of the fuzz, with left-to-right dictating fuzz level, and up/down motions affecting tone.

With two footswitches on hand, the tremolo and fuzz sections can be used independently or together in series, creating a wide array of eccentric timbres. A mode switch changes the arrangement of clipping diodes to give you different colors of distortion, while a bass toggle puts more low-end into the signal, mitigating the bass-cutting effects of fuzz circuits in general. This pedal features true-bypass circuitry on both of its circuits, so when the Janus is disengaged, your tone remains unaffected and pristine. A separately-available 9 VDC power supply is required for powering the Janus.

Controls at a Glance

Trem Level Knob: This adjusts the output level of the Tremolo effect.

Trem Joystick: This joystick controller has a few parameters. Moving it from left to right adjusts the depth of the tremolo effect, with left being minimal depth and right being maximum depth. Jostling the joystick from down to up adjusts the rate of the tremolo effect, with down being minimal rate and up being maximum rate. The pink LED serves as a visual indicator for the tremolo rate.

Trem On/Off True Bypass Footswitch: Press this footswitch to turn on (effect mode) and turn it off (bypass). When the Trem is in effect mode, the white LED will turn on. In bypass, the white LED will be off.

Bass Toggle: When activated, this toggle boosts the low end/bass. To activate, switch the toggle to the left.

Fuzz Joystick: This joystick controller provides for two different controls at once. Moving it from left to right adjusts the amount of fuzz, gain, and distortion, with left being the minimal amount of Fuzz and Right being the maximum amount of fuzz. Moving the controller down and up adjusts the tone of the fuzz effect, with down securing more bass and up resulting in more treble.

Mode Toggle: This switch lets you choose between arrangements of clipping diodes to create an assortment of fuzz tones.

Fuzz On/Off True Bypass Footswitch: Press this footswitch to turn on (effect mode) and turn off (bypass) the fuzz section. When the fuzz is engaged, the white LED will turn on. In bypass, the white LED will be off.

UPC: 852732006061

In the Box

WALRUS AUDIO Janus Tremolo and Fuzz with Joystick Controls

Limited Lifetime Warranty

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Power Requirements

9 VDC at 8 mA

The use of an isolated power supply is recommended for powering all Walrus Audio Pedals. Daisy chain power supplies are not recommended.